Receptacle-cover



A. SWENSON. RECEPTACLE COVER. APPLICATION FILED OCT-8.1919

Patented July 20, 1920.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES AYEL SWENSON, 0F LYNIDHURST, NElVJERSEY.

RECEPTACLE-COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. July 26, 1920.

Application filed October 5, 1919. %rial No. 329,276.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AXEL SwENsoN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Lyndhurst, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey,have invented a new and Improved Receptacle-Cover, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in receptacles forholding sugar, fruit, or other articles of food, and it pertains moreparticularly to a new and novel construction of cover therefor.

. As constructed heretofore, these covers comprise a stationary sectionto which is pivoted a movable section, the stationary section beingsecured to the open side of the receptacle by means of a continuousringof metal, which is bent about the defining edge of the open side of thereceptacle in such a manner that it is permanently secured thereto.

.It is the primary object of the present invention to so construct thistype of cover that it may be readily removed from the body of thereceptacle in order that all parts 7 may be thoroughly cleaned, thusrendering the article more sanitary than are the receptacles to whichthe, covers are permanently attached.

A further object of the invention is to provide a removable basefor'receptacles of this character, thus making a complete knock-downstructure, which may be readily assembled and disassembled for thepurpose of cleaning.

lVith the above and other objects in View, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view ofa receptacle constructed and arranged in accordance with the presentinvention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with a portion of the stationarysection of the cover broken away to show the manner of attachment to thereceptacle;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 3-3 ofFig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line i -4: of Fig. 1.

Referring more-particularly to the drawings, the reference character 5designates a suitable receptacle, the defining edge of the open side ofwhich is provided with a continuous inner and an outer bead, 6 and'T,

' respectively.

base 15 as shown in Fig. 1.

The cover comprises two sections 8 and 9, the section 8 being stationaryand the section 9 being pivotally connected by means of the hinge 10, tothe stationary cover. The pivoted section 5' is provided with anoperating handle 10, by means of which it is swung about the pivotalpoint 10 to open and close the receptacle.

The stationary cover 8 of the cover is provided with an integral flange11, defining its outer edge and secured to the inner face of saidstationary section 8 in spaced relation to the flange 11 is a flange 12.I These flanges 11 and 12 are spaced sufiiciently from each other toreceive the outer and inner heads 6 and '7, as best shown in Fig. 3. Theinner flange 12 is cut as indicated by the reference character 13, toprovide an elongated tongue 14, and said elongated tongue Li is bent asat 15 for the purpose of giving resiliency thereto. The flange 12 is cutas at 13, at a point below the inner bead 7, in order that the resilienttongue 14 may lie beneath said bead 7 .to retain the stationary section8 0f the cover in position on the receptacle 5.

By this construction, it will be apparent that in order to remove thecover from the receptacle, it is only necessary to swing the section 9vabout its hinge 10, and grasp the stationary section 8 with the hand.Upon submitting the stationary section 8 to a slight pressure, theresilient tongue 14 will be disengaged from beneath the inner bead 7 andthe cover removed from the receptacle 5. 1

The receptacle 5 is provided with a base portion 15 and said baseportion is cut out to form an inner channel 16 around its outerperipheral surface. The reference character 17 designates a removablebase, and said removable base has a vertical flange 18, the innerdiameter of which is equal to the outer diameter of the base 15 of thereceptacle 5,

said flange 18 being adapted to receive the The base 17 ispreferablyconstructed of metal, and its flange 18 is cut to provide aresilient spring member 19, which is adapted to lie within the channel16 of the base 15 as best shown in Figs. 1 and ,4. This resilient member19 is provided on its free end with an operating member 20, by means ofwhich it may be disengaged from the channel 16 for the purpose ofremoving the base 17.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that the presentinvention provides a sugar bowl or similar receptacle in which the coverand supporting base may be readily removed for the purpose of cleaning,and that said cover and base are at the same time, effectivelymaintained in operative position When attached to the recep; tacle.

I claim:

The combination with a bowl having an interiorly disposed bead definingits open side, a cover provided throughout a portion of its marginaledge with an integral depending flange, a depending flange secured tothe under side of said cover and extending parallel to 'thefirst-mentioned flange, and spaced therefrom, and a resilient tongueformed b cutting a portion of said last-mentioned bent out of alinementwith said flange to a position where it Will engage beneath the bead ofthe open side of the bowl when the edge of the-open side of the bowl isplaced between said flanges.

AXEL S'WEN SON.

ange, said tongue being 20

